Firearm.



. 'Patented Oct.' 24, i916. f SHEETS--SHEFT l.

0,', H, BARNES. -FIREAHNL ATT-ORNEYS APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2*?. i912.

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FIREARM. l

APPLlcAnoN FILED SEPT. 21. |912.

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"FIREARM. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2T. 1912.'

Patented Oct. 24,1916;

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FIREARM. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27.` |912.

Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

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C. H. BARNES.

FIREARM.

APPLICATION rlLE'D SEPT. 27. 1912.

Patented. 0@f.`24, 191,6.

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Application "ieri September 2, 15152. Seri To all whom t may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. Balmes, of Ilion, in the. county of Herkimer and State'of New York, have inif'ented 'a certain new and useful Firearm, of which the tollewin@ is a specification.

This invention relates to firearms and'has for its objectparticuiarly s'nnple frame and receiver constructions and mechanism therein; and it consists in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

1n describing this invention reference is had to the accompanying' drawings in which like characters designate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figures 1 and 2 are longitudinal sectional views of the receiver and 'frame ot' .my tirearni, and mechanism contained therein, contiguous parts of the iirearrn being also shown, the mechanism heineI shown in its position occupied when the breech is closed in Fig. 1. and when the breech is open in Fig'. Figs. 3 and 1 are respectively a right side elevation and rear end elevation of the receiver. Figs. 5 and li are opposite side elevations of the traine. Fig. i is a fragmentary view ilinstrating in plan, a portion of the frame. Fifi. S is a fragmentary sectional view on a reduced scale. on the plane of line 9i-A. 'Fig'. i., parts being removed. Fig. 9 is a side elevation or the hreeeh holt and cover plate, illustrating the operation ot the tool used in removing the hreech holt 'fronivthe receiver. Figs. 10, 11, 12 and 1? are horizontal longitudinal sectional views taken on the plane oi' line. BB, Fig. 1, illustrating:` the operation 'ot' the extractingV and ejecting" ineans. parts being' shown in elevation and parts; being omitted. Figs. 14 and 15 are fragmentary views, on a reduced scale. of partsioi` the mechanism shown in Figs. 1 and 2, illustratin;Y different positions occupied b v the fartridgre carrier and the breech bolt .'during the operation thereof. Fig'. 1G is an'eiilarged fsectional \ie\\'.'parts being o1nitted.,on the.

plane of line tl-1C. Fig. 1. Fig'. 11i? is an enlarged sectional view on line Dwl Fig. 2, parts la rfred plan of the extension of the tube. Figs. 1) and Q0 are respectively. an .enlarged side elevation and a plan view of the main lelement of the cartridge carrier. and Figs. 21, enlarged end elevation,

2Q and are respectively. an a side elevation and being; omitted. Fig'. 18 islan' ener' magazine tters v. 1. n. .i l resented flag 15116..

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a plan View of the other or cradle element4 of the cartridge carrier.

1 is 'the receiver which, as best seen in Figs. 3 and 1, includes a top, a side plate 2 f and a block 3 at its iront end, the side of the receiver opposite the side plate 2 being' open..

with the exception ot' the portionnear the toneriiich is closed bv a tlange Ll-depending from the top. The block 3 is formed with a passes-e in which is detachahly mounted the barrel 5 of the iireerni, the barreihaving .the tiring chamber 6 in its rear end.

7 is the frame of the iirearm, the frame comprising a bottom or trigger plate formed with a trigger guard 8. two sides 9, 10, Figs. 5, 6, 1G and 17, blocks 11, 12 at its front and rear ends, Figs. 1 and 2. The side 9 of the frame is arranged to close the open side of the receiver and meets the flange 4: and is Hush with the outer tace of the Harige Z1; and the side 1.0 is located in the receiver contiguous to the side plate 2, Figs. 16 and 17, and is depressed with respect to the side edge 0f the bottoni and side face of the. block 12 in order that the side plat-e of the receiver 1 will he. Hush with the the frame and interlit with the frame. The frame is also formed with a rearwardly eX- tendingD tank 13 to which the stock 14`is sec-ur The receiver 1 and .iframe 7 are provided with interli tting means extending in a direction lengthwise or the trame and receiver and engaged and disengaged by relative lengthwise movement of the frame and theA receiver, and a single detachable fastening member or scr i' 'for preventing said relative movement.

The interiittingr means are usually located near the front and rear ends of 'the receiver and the means at the .front end* of the receiver and frame is here shown, Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 1, as a dowel pin 15 projecting rearwai-dij7 from the clock 3 near the lower face thereof and a socket 16 in the block 11 at the front side oi the traine, the dowel pin 15 and socket 16 being located near the lower side of the blocks 3 and 11. .The pin is arranged in zr" 'issagre 17 in the block 3, the passage oi'ienintrftlnough the front and rear iacesv ot' the olock 3 and being tapered, and the pin 15 hein(r also tapered and inserted in the passa ge 17 Troni the front end thereof.

T he interli'tting means at the rear end of the receiver 1 and frame 'T includes zii-tongue 1S extending rearwardly iromxtli'e top of exposed side faces ofl w hindi W, tim Malek Screw Quiiicei 13112120 i2 fr? "iim zii n mwnm'iy Hm upper 152. und

'ii in assembling the bre-.wh oi mici. he

ifm; 'head fr?. may ente? ifm @nl 'ged en'arice 0'? the i'ecaa; :md the Lend than moved or *Lief-1 under the i T of the and is camL d in pcsitin by sf swing ouwsadiy on Screw 36.

in pgwing the b'vesh mit i @over phat@ Si utmcim. thereto in h@ raceive, i timi, as shown in Figi 3 amd 9, is piaced iuough a sui-uble opening 12 .in the breech holt and engaged with h@ Washer LS t0 huid die firing pin spring contracted sufin identify :su mt ih@ Washer 28 can be 'placsd in engagement with time wall The remi: this operation takes piezo@ ao remove 'fie breech 0f ifer the bre/cil 'bo .is piave-,L in posiioii the Massive? l and immer :im joined i-Ggeu'iiei'. )iei`embiy in arder thai a toni Wii suivais b avai'fabl@ when it is necessary to femme the bi'eech bei@ th@ screw f2() for holding 'fria receiver l und frame S) togethei" is formed with ai reduced untheuiicd extension 43 "1m-ing a immi 44 at its mid fr engaging Washer C4 und hooking over the surface :1 me inner end of the wmk pnsange i2 ai# fawn at 45, l), :md hence weven-Ling 'imizitehhnnzli iispiiwemi=lut of tile Screw.

55% rigid thm-@with whivh muets Wih a switch .f3-4 in the hummer 4G fm heid, Une hammer mfkoii. i

stap piu 55? i. mui provided hn'uwevn the suie wziiiS 'i0 UI me fram-, th@ Din 55 bfamg icc, A; ,ai it@ ff' n oveor repeated tiring, upon `one pull or the trigger,

portion of the hammer i6 below its pivot d?" is bifnrcated in order to straddle the magasine tube, and the upper portion of the trigger within the receiver is also bifnrcated the same purposeLand the safety Sear 56 is carried between the bifurcations below the magazine tube.

59 is a safety pivoted within the frame on a verticalpirot 8O and movable laterally on pivot 'into and out of position to hold the trigger with its tooth eiigaged with the ne' ,h 54% and hence prevent pivotal movement of the trigger when the hammer is cocked.

The hammer mechanisml` trigger mechanism, safety sear and safety, form no part this invention and further description is deemed unnecessary.

l, Figs. l, Q, 14 and l5 is the magazine tube arranged lengthwise of the stock or batt le and extending into the receiver through the block l2 at the rear end of the frame in a direction inclined relatively to the breech bolt or direction of movement of the breech bolt.

YEhe upper end of the magazine tube Gl is preferably equipped with an extension 62, which preferably includes an internally threaded head for receiving the upper end of 'the tube Gl, a neck of relatively reduced diameter forming an intern/al shoulder which arrests the upward movement of the magazine follower when the magazine is empty, is provided in its lower surface with a slot 74, and a body haring a slot G3 extending if'ertically therethrough and provided at its front end with an inclined wall The spring-preL d follower tends to the cartridges lengthwise of the tube di and hence forces the forward end of the foremost cartridge against the inclined wall for directing this end of the cartridge toward the rear end of the firing chamber 'when the breech blc-ck is retracted.

c? and rigs. i, e, 1i, i5, 19, e0, and 23, are elements of the' cartridge carrier, the element 67 being the main element and being pivoted at 69 in the frame between the sides 9, 10 and below the magazine tube 6l and having a rearwardly and upwardly extending arm 7.0 which coacts with a cam surface 7l on the breech bolt Q3,

whereby the cartridge carrier is actuated byl Said main element G7 the breech bolt. formed in front of its pivot 69n'ith an arm 72 haring a cartridge stop 73 arranged to extend through tbe slot 74 into the path of the rim of the second cartridge, to prevent feeding thereof into the space in front of the breech bolt 23 when the breech bolt is in its rear position, while the rst cartridge is being 'fed thereto, as seen in Fig. 14.

The cartridge stop 7S is normally out of tridge is in the slot 63 of the extension 62 and abuts against the inclined face 64 at the front end of the slot 63.

An element 68 is bodily movable in reference to the element 67 and adjacent its rear end it is connected to the forward portion of thearm 72 by a pin and slot connection.

As hereshown the slot ,75 is provided in the arm T2 and opens through the lower edge of this arm, and the pin76 is carried by the element 68. A spring blade 77 ixedly connected at one end 7S to the element 67 and bears at its free end upon the lower edge of the element ($8 and tends to hold the latter from movement independently of the element 67 and the arm 72 thereof. The element 68 has a portion thereof extending into the slot 63 and movable therethrough for forcing the cartridge supported thereby into the path of the breech bolt 'when the latter is retracted.

As secu in Figs. l1', 15, 2l., 2Q and 23, the element. GS is formed with a cradle portion '79 for receiving the foremost cartridge, and is provided with laterally extending shoulders or trunnions SO near its front end and below the cradle portion, .these shoulders or trunnions SO being designed to engage bearings 81 on the lower side faces of the eXtension G2 on opposite sides of the slot G3 and near the frontend thereof, in order to cause the element (3S to tilt about said shoulders as a center. and raise the rear end of the cartridge into the path of the breech bolt 23, the pin and slot 75, 76 permitting this tilting movement relatively to the main element G7.

The element G8 is movable bodilyin reference to theelement 67 and arm 72 thereof for the purpose of accommodating a cartridge between said cradle portion v79 and the breech block, when the latter is in its forward position, as shown in Fie. 14 and it may be said that the breech block controls the independent movement of the element G8.

'.l`lic-n'1aiu element G7. as seen in Figs. 19. Q0, is -formed from a sheet metal blank, thiy blank being formed to have opposing bearing lugs S2 for the pivot G9. the arm 704 projecting from one of'said lugs, and the arm 72 projecting frombetween the lugs 82 and being located centrally of said lugs S2. Said arm 72 is formed with the slot 75 formingpart of said pin and slot connection, the pin 76 of which is-located between it fl Ol the shell oiitwardly, While the other side thereof is bein-g held by the heeel 9i of theeirbolt when in its rea-r position, and a rocktractor 83. During this forcing movement l' of the ejector 84. the extractor ee is moved laterally iirsb against he 'slight resisting ae tion of its spring 88 and subsequently comes into engagement with. the spring-pressed plungerS depressing such plunger. Thie tilting movement of the hell moves the portion of the rim thereof With the shoulder 95 towardV the concave cutout and when it reeches cwtouty tieispringypressed; plunger whicb has been pnt under tension, reacts :md flies the shc- 1 with e V whirling movement through exit slot in of its leaving the parte in. the position Shown Fig. 13.' During ie iforwerrl i'noreinent the breech bolt 23 under the action or spring, the ejector 84 ie returned to its pf n tion by e cem 9e? on the breech bolt 239 and the head 9i of the extractor snaps ino engagement With the rirn of the fresh certrirl'e fed in from of the breech boit ae previously described.

ln order to perm't 'the reerly removal of the parts of the nieeheiiisin in the frame between the sides 9a i0 thereof, the holes for pivots or pins e7; 52., 55a 69, paes entirely 'through the side l() but part Way into the side 9, end the pivots and pins slide into their bearings and e held in position when the receiver aiiflifrenie ere assembled by the eide plate Q the receiver.. Each pin, es illustrated in l? is formed with a circumferential groove :is 101 :forming e head 102 by which the pin een engaged to be withdrawn when the receiver and ironie are separated. For the onrpose of 'provirli space or clearance for plete 2 oi bhe receiver is shown in 3;. 26 and l? My firearm is parti advantageous in that it is simple in construction and economical in manuinermi-ei :nifl in that "che mechanism thereof can be quickly removed and replaced.

lVhat I claim. is:

:lJ Yfirearm and in e rnbiri tion, bei'u rel hviilgb firing 'chamber in it. rear end, a shiitable breech bolt, e. 'magazine for hold# ing a *plurality of cartridges substantially in axial alinement, a spring-preseed :follower tending' to force the cerriflges hiiwise to- Warel the firing chamber, roc deiont for engagingV the cartridge next that about to be rofl into alinement with the iirring chamber, saifii Lletent beingout or' engagging position en tire breech bleek ie closed, an erm assofietecl with the. flete? and means on the breech bolt i' with the arm for movi ie 'dei-:nt M. gagging position, subs. the purpose clescriheai;

lln a irefirin., a

nism in the receiver incl.

breech bolt, a cartridge magazine arranged to iced the cartridges in front of the breech e firearm, a receiver, and mechanisni in the receiver including ai movable breecbl bolt, a cartridge magazine tube inciineci relatively to the breech bolt, the magazine tube having an extension terminating under thespace in front of the breech beit when in its rear position, said extension having e slot opening into such specehthe slot being of suiiicient length to permit'the cartridge to be fed sifieWise into said space :incl e member extending through and movable in the slot for supporting and feeding e cartridge in advance of the breech bolt, substantiall7 as and for the purpose described. l I

4e. ln a iirearm, e receiver, and meehenism in the receiver including 'a movable breech bolt, a cartridge magazine tube in- @lined relatively to 'the breech bolt and haw ing an extension under the space infront oi the breech bolt wnen in its rear position, the extension having e slot extending through its upper and lower faces end alined with saicl space,l azi means Working through said slotfor forcing the cartridge into such space into the path of the breech holt, substhntiallyjas and for bhe purpose speciiieci.

ln iireerm, i receiver, enel lmechanism in the reeeiver-inclucling a breech bolt,

ezine tube inclined relatively to the li bolte and un extension seeurecl` to the rorwirclend thereof, said, extension comprising head for Areceiving the end the tube, a neck, and a body having e slot exe tending vertically therethrough :and provided with an Iinclined front Well, substantielly as emi for the purpose specified, In a iirearm,. e receiver, and mecha nism in he receiver including a breech bolt, :i magazine tube'inclined forwardly to the breeehbolt, an extension secured to the forward end thereof and comprising' a head for 'receiving the emisor" the tube, e neck, having' e slot therein and e. body having a slot extending vertically therethrough and provideflwith en inclinccl front well, e detent having a member operating through the slot in the heck, and e cartridge supportihg.

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atively to the main element and the breech bolt, said other element being arranged to engage the foremost cartridge and carry the same into the space in front of the breech bolt when in its rear position, and a spring carried by one of said elements and pressing against the other and acting' to permit relative movement of the element engaging the cartridge and for yieldingly holding' the ele- -ments in their normal relative"positions,

substantially as .and for the purpose de scribed.

15in a firearm, a receiver`z and mech.'- nism 'in the receiver including a movable breech bolt, a cartridge magazine, and a cartridge carrier, the carrier including tivo ele-y ments, one a'main element supported within the receiver and having nieans 'coacting' with the breech bolt to be actuated thereby, and the other being connected to the main clcnient by a pin and slot and being' carried thereby and arranged to engage 'the foremost cartridge and transfer the same into the space in front of the breech bolt when in its rear position, means for yicldingly transmitting the movement .ot the main clement to the element carrying the cartridge,

. purpose specified.

and means arranged in the path of the lastnientioned element for engaging and causing thesaine to tilt against the action of the yielding means, substantially as and for the 16. In a irearm, a receiver, and mechamsm in the receiver including a movable `breech bolt, a cartridge magazine tube inclined relatively to the breech bolt and having an 'extension terminating' under the space in front o' the breech bolt when in its rear position, 'the magazine tube having' a. slot extending through its upper and lower faces and alined with said space, and a cartridge carrier including two elements, one a main element pivoted relatively to the receiverand having' means lor coactiiig' with the breech bolt whereby said element actuated on its pivot. and the other element arranged to Work through said slott'o press the cartridge sideivise into said space, said latter element having' a shoulder for engag-A ing the extension and causing' such element to move about thc axis ot' such shoulder as a fulcrum relatively to the niain element, and aspring' for resisting the relative pivotal movement of the elements` substan tially as and for the purpose set-forth.

17. In a firearm7 a receiver and mechanism in the receiver including a movable breech bolt, a cartridge magazine inclined relatively to the breech bolt and having' an extension beneath. thcsp'ace in front of tho .breech bolt 'when in its rear positon, the extension having a slot at its front end opening' into said space, and an inclined surface at the front end of the slot arranged 'to en the bullet end of the cartridge and cleiect said end upwardly into such space, and cartridge carrier including' tivo elements, one a' main element pivotally supported within the receiver and having means coact ing with the breech bolt whereby said main element is actuated, and the other element element by a piii-aiid-slot connection, and

`arrai'igcd to litt the 'foremost cartridge 'into said space, 'the main ele'iiient having a slionlder near its liront end for engaging the loiver side of lthe magazine tube, and a sp i to the main element and enga( ging theo ier, and acting to yieldiirgli7 support said latter element, substantially as and the ptn-pose described. v

v1S. n a iii-carni, and in combination, a.

breach bolt, a` ma'azine. and a cartridre carrier Tor sluiting the cartridges received troni the magazine into aposition in advance of the breech bolt when the saine is i'rt'acted, said carrier comprising' 'tivo elements, one of said elements directly engaging the cartride'e and having' a pivotal and aA bodily shiftable movement in respect to tlie'othcr,

substantially as` and .for the purpose described.

19. in a rearm, and in combineftion, a breech bolt, a magazine, and a cartridge carrier for shitting the cartridb'es received 4'frtan the magazine into a position in advance ot' the breech bolt when the 'saineis retracted,`

said carrier comprising tivo elements one of said 'elements directly vengcae'ii 'Y the4 cartridge and having a pivotal and a bodily shiftable movement in 'respect to the other,

'being connected near its rear end to the main said bodily movement being controlled by the breech bolt, substantially as and 'fci'lthe purpose specified. i

20. In a firearm and' in combina-ation, a

iir-eech bolt, a magazine, a cartrid carrier for sliiftin\' the cartridges into the oathwit tially as and for the purpose set forth.'

2l. l'n firearm and in combination, a breech bolt, a magazine, a cartridge carrier comprising tivo elements, one being pivotally mounted and the other having' a shifta able connection at its rear -eiid to the irst and having' means at 'its opposite end For en-A gaging a fixed part and forming 'lnlcr iny about Which the second elementturne, s

stantially as and for the purpose described.

ln a. firearm and in combination, a

breech bolt, ay magazine, an extension ifi-ont end of the-magazine, a cartridge car l riez' comprising 'two elements, one of the elet Said 3l-ement; subsmnl msm in 'in x a cau-tri Ew m; sf 'zu -endngg; Th1-m1 iis tS ends amd @11i 4" *ih mn'ixrs in he rem' mi Suid pivot fm' 20 byeei'h boli w ih@ wiih Hw bww-h bot whereby the position, :md zz mi 'einem z: -emfgfd m1 its pivot by the nu element znm'uhlc bulb :min vmneu having a. ozu- '1t af its pim und the other @lemmi "Lm Y n having' n u'zwd by m muuu element upper 2 5pm-v engi? f firman. .fx

and having n lower fimia 

